Portcullis Surgery Carers Group

Zoe Jennings-Smith is our Care Co-Ordinator in charge of the carers group.

All our registered carers are invited to the activities which are usually held monthly.

For more information, please contact her on zoe.jennings7@nhs.net or call the surgery and ask to speak with her.

June’s activity was pottery painting. Thank you to Steph from ‘colour your dreams’ for a lovely morning.

July, we had bingo and coffee and pastries. We also held a raffle, with amazing prizes donated by local businesses. We rasied £200 for our carers group fund. A massive thank you to all the businesses who donated and everyone that purchased raffle tickets! Also a big thank you to Wendy who ran the bingo.

August, we had a gentle exercise class with George Buckley and refreshments. This session was very much enjoyed by everyone! We hope to have George for sessions in the future.

September, we have a basic first aid course and awareness of illnesses course run by Ludlow Training Company. We hope this will be very beneficial to our carers.

If you would like to join us, then please get in touch with Zoe.

Patient donations are always welcome to support our carers group in hosting monthly activities. If you wish to make a donation, please pop into the surgery or send a donation by post to the surgery. All cheques are to be made payable to Portcullis Surgery and enclose in an envelope for the attention of Mrs Rachel Wilding, Practice Manager.

Thank you for your support.

Some useful information for carers on the age concern website, links below to some relevant pages.

Help and support for carers respite & support | Age UK

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/money-legal/cost-of-living/

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/money-legal/benefits-entitlements/benefits-calculator/